Inula flower (Xuanfuhua)
Inula britannica L
Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Inulae.
Botanical Name: 1. Inula britannica L.; 2. Inula
japonica Thunb.
Common Name: Inula flower.
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The flower is gathered in summer and autumn, when it is
blooming, and is dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Bitter,
pungent, salty and slightly warm.
Meridians: Lung, spleen, stomach and
large intestine.
Functions: 1. To resolve phlegm and
promote water metabolism; 2. To conduct qi downward and stop vomiting.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Phlegm fluid blocking the lungs
manifested as asthma and cough with profuse sputum. Inula flower
(Xuanfuhua) is used with Pinellia tuber (Banxia) and Asarum herb (Xixin).
2. Phlegm fluid blocking the stomach leading
to rebellious qi manifested as eructation, vomiting and epigastric full
sensation. Inula flower (Xuanfuhua) is used with Red ochre (Daizheshi), in
the formula Xuanfu Daizhe Tang.
3. For epigastric fullness, vomiting, and
eructation due to Deficient Spleen Qi and Stomach Qi and stagnant Phlegm
Dampness, it is used with Rhizoma Pinelliae
(Ban Xia), Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (Sheng Jiang), and Radix Ginseng (Ren
Shen).
Dosage: 3-10 g, wrapped in a piece of cloth and decocted in water for an oral
dose.
Cautions & Contraindications: When
decocting this herb should be wrapped in cloth.
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